Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01

be made for paying this year any of the
orders outstanding, amounting to $1,000
was, on motion OF John w. Martin, laid
on the table. Principal Mead then asked
that the meeting vote a small sum of
money Tor supplementary reading in the
different departments, and he also asked
Tor an appropriation Tor the purpose of
getting a man here 10 Instruct the teach
erS in Il new and highly recommended
method of teaching music so that they
would be able 10 instruct their pupils III
the same. A motion made by A. II. Tup-
per and amended by eX-(iOX. Stewart was
then passed, TO the effect that the sum of
so he voted for musical instruction to he
expended by the committee in their dis
cretiOn. On motion of John l. ButtOlph
$50 was voted for supplementary reading,
and the meeting then adjourned. The
only ballots of the dav were for first com
mitteemau, George Hammond receiving
90 as against "a for A. j. Marshall and
for j, l.. Buttolph and for second com
mitteeman, Rev. a. H. Carpenter receiv
ing 10 rs against A. for Peter Champagne
and for J. NJ Burke, Mr.. Carpenter be
ing the only member of the old commit
tee who was reelected.
Montpelier.
Among those reported sick are Miss
Hannah Dana, Mrs. Howard Bennett,
Edward Farnham, f. NJ. Guernsey, Mrs.
| Alexander Jangrau and Mrs. II. A. Hay
ward All the above are quite bad off,
and besides the case of Mrs, George W.
Lester is still considered critical, while
there is perfect epidemic of pink-eye re-
ported. 80. Citizens of "the hamlet, :"
who have journeyed this week are Charles
Dervey, TO St. Albans; A. L. Angel, the
tailor, to Boston; 5. d. Howe and wife
and George Taplin and wife, H. c. Glea-
son and w. H. Adams to Boston .... The
house that l.. Howe formerly owned on
Berlin street, which he decided to Maud
House just before he married her, has
been sold to &. G.. Roberts and Norman
Dudley for aboue $500; I'll. f. Coffin has
bought (?) the Alex place on Main street
: for s4OO; j. w. Cummings's estate has
sold the Andrew Cummings place to H.
Wasson and Johu Cook for $1,000; Frank
! Hoyt has bargained his house on Seminary
: hill to p. Il. Lyons, the plumber; Den
: nlSOn Dewey has vacated his house on
Seminary hill which went on mortgage
and w. w. Frlnk is negotiating for its
purchase Aughtney Shambo is talking
of buying the George Wheeler house on
Elm street, which he is now occuphng .
....S Some of our residents had to appear
at the Court House Tuesday morning to
tell if they had bought anything stronger
tnan aqua tOrtiS OF either Ira g. Bascom,
Collins Blakely or II. X. Ripley. Bascom
and Blakely forfeited their bail. $500 each, ,
but Ripley had blood in his eye and pro
posed to fight, The state attorney was
L.
j. p Lamson but the court held that he
had no case and ordered Il verdict OF mot
gully" Anathemas loud and deep are
hurled at certain parties, rs it is
believed they furnished a list of witnesses
.,.. Frank H. Bascom is SAID to feel
reasonably sure of being appointed post
master, III as-much as the liquor case
against him has been practically disposed
OF by an order that it be not brought for
ward on the docket. If he does succeed
III obtaining the appointment then the
democratic boss will be in sackcloth and
ashes because he Is now as bitterly op-
posed to Mr.. Baecoln as he was apparent
ly strong in his support one year ago..
. The social events at the capital within
the week have been Mrs Isaac X. Moul-
ton, drive whist party Tuesday evening,
!. Mrs, &. j. Gleason and Mrs. Henry Full
lerton q O'Clock tea at the "Riverside.' -
Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Stewart a tea party,
and IA surprise visit to Miss Hattie Norris.
49,. Ed Timothy, for several years a
clerk for l.. p. Gleason Il Co, is to 20 to
Shelby, Ala. IN the employ OF the Shelby
Iron works Mr.. Timothy is one of the
bright lights socially at the capital and he
will be seriously missed.
Vergennes.
Col. Walter Scranton and wife of Or.
ange, n. J., arrived on the early train
sunday. They are the guests of Hon. f,
of North Ferrsburgh, niece of Mrs. f.
Wheeler, has been with her aunt several
days. Mr. Charles o. Stevens has been
very feeble latterly. He was trne better
Monday. y......lt Is rare event that a
sunday passes without preaching in the
Conversational church, but Rev. Mr.
Tompkins of Claremont failed to
arrive, as was expected, Saturday
The remains of Mrs. Peters of Rutland
sister of n, &. Nol ton reached here Mon
day morning and were escorted to the
cemetery. Rev. Mr.. Austin 1fiicated
Mr.. Charles Chapman of Middlebury is in
town, the guest of Mrs. Edward Wheeler
...... Nergennes was visited by smart
. rains Monday. The great body of snow
} is settling perceptlbly,
The suddeu death from apoplexy Friday
morning of Mr.. Edward Wheeler, IN his
Goth year, was quite unexpected, even by
his own family. He has been prominent
cattle buyer for many years, and has re-
sided in Nergennes since 1860 ...OnS Sun.
day next the Congregational desk
will be occupied by Rev. Frank p.
Thompkins of Claremont, n II. 80.
school meeting Tuesday evening at school
house hall ...... Letters from Los Angeles
Cal, speak of the fatality of the small poX
now raging there. .,...... Snow drifts
40 feet high, are awaiting inspec
ton in the town of Lincoln
Miss Alice llinman of New Haven is the
guest of Mrs. f. Wheeler .. The rev.
val MEETINGS in StarkSboro, by Miss Pratt,
AT the Friends church, are of remarkable
interest. Mr. Charles o. Stevens, al
though feeble, is believed to be somewhat
better. No reply has been received
from Mr. +. Wheeler of Topeka, Kansas,
who has been telegraphed his taiber's
death. Il trly next month Mrs. 5. j.
Tuttle and Mrs. H, w. Simonds will leave
for Pasadena, California, where their hus-
bands are IN business.
1t is AZ years March 2S, since drifts pre-
vented travel and residents in the Brad
ford avenue to the Stevens house are re
ported to have tunneled through snow
drift in front of the house to the street.
3 Tuesday night Mr.. Strong, mail carrier
from Chimney Point, was Obliged to walk
most OF the way on his return, leading
his horse. Mrs. Pond mail carrier to Ad-
olson could not get through to Addison.
80. The next fortnightly social meeting
of the Congregational ladies will he held
with Mrs w. II. Shaw on Green street,
;:"..The plank road leading south from
Nergennes was closed TO travel Tuesday,
until "a path WAS shOVelp6 out inst b,